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Disable Browser Auto-fill and Auto-Complete

How does this setting affect OPS-COM?

When using OPS-COM to complete a User Profile,Profile, wethe arebrowser's fillingauto-complete out forms with information for other people that is different each time. Auto-completefeature can becomecause a nuisanceproblems by automatically filling in fields youwith don't want filled inincorrect or evenunwanted poppinginformation. This can lead to errors if unnoticed data that you don't notice. This data getsis saved in the profile by mistake. To avoid this issue, weyou suggestshould turningturn off thisthe auto-complete feature in your browser. 

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Quick Steps to seeTurn if turning them off fixes the problem.

How to DisableOff Auto-fill

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Please find general instructions for checking and turning off your auto-complete settings based on various browsers below:

Turn off auto-fillFill in Browsers

Internet Explorer

  1. Click on the Tools menu icon. 
  2. ClickSelect on Internet Options, andthen selectgo to the Content tab.
  3. InUnder the Auto Complete section,, click on Settings.Settings.
  4. Uncheck Forms and User Names and Passwords on Forms.

    Forms    .

Edge

 

Turn off auto-fill in Edge

  1. Open Edge and click on the moreMore icon (three dots) at the top right of the window.right.
  2. ClickGo onto Settings and scroll to the bottom until you see Advanced Settings.
  3. LookFind for Save Form Entries and toggle it off.

Chrome

  1. Open Chrome.
  2. Click More > Settings at the top right.
  3. Scroll to the bottom and click on the switch to set it to off.

 

Turn off auto-fill in Chrome

  1. Open Chrome.

  2. At the top right, click More Settings.

  3. At the bottom, click Show advanced settings.

    settings.

  4. Under "Passwords and forms,"forms, uncheck "Enable Autofill to fill out web forms in a single click."

    click.

Firefox

 

Turn off auto-fill in Firefox

  1. Open Firefox.Firefox.

  2. In the address field,bar, type about:config and clickpress onEnter.

    3. "
  3. Click I'll be careful, I'llI promise"

    promise    .

  4. LookSearch for the following entry "dom.forms.requestAutocomplete"

    requestAutocomplete
    5. and

  5. Double-double-click on it to set it'sits value to False.

    False.

Safari

 

Turn off auto-fill in Safari

  1. ClickOpen Safari, PreferencesSafari and clickgo AutoFill.to Preferences.
  2. Click

    TurnAutoFill.

    3. AutoFill
  3. Deselect onall or off: Select each typetypes of information you don’t want Safari to fill in, and deselect the rest.

    auto-fill.
  4. ChangeTo edit or delete autofillsaved information:information, Clickclick Edit fornext to the typerelevant of information you want to change or delete.category.
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  1. Identify your browser.
  2. Follow the instructions to disable auto-fill for that browser.
  3. If issues persist, check and disable browser plug-ins like password managers.
  4. Save your changes and test the system to confirm the issue is resolved.
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